Forget naysayers, Lamu port remains a viable investment

MV Spirit of Dubai at the Port of Lamu, July 19, 2021. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

First things first! The whole idea of a second seaport on Kenya’s coastline is not new. It was first mooted way back in 1970 when the Government realised that it needed to address the operational constraints at the Port of Mombasa, access channel restrictions, and natural limitations in overall capacity expansion.